Craig Goos has joined GPB Capital as managing partner and chief operating officer.   Goos, who has more than 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial services, will work closely with the GPB executive team to develop and implement plans for enhancing operations and meeting the organisation’s objectives for rapid growth.   “We recently surpassed USD1 billion in assets under management, and Craig’s extensive experience in this industry will prove to be a valuable asset to us as we continue to foster greater collaboration at every level of our organization to scale to achieve our next level of

European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has made four new hires to its investment team who will be based across the firm’s offices in London, Munich and Paris.   Johan Boork has joined Silverfleet in London as an associate and will also work closely with Karl Eidem (co-head of the Nordic region) based in Stockholm.   Jan Kux and Guntram Kieferle both join Silverfleet’s Munich office as an associate and analyst, respectively and Constance d’Avout joins the firm as an associate in Paris.   Boork, a Swedish national, previously worked within the Nordics coverage team of UBS Investment Bank in

HSBC Commercial Banking has appointed Sheldon Wong as the head of its expanding middle market financial sponsors (MMFS) team in Asia-Pacific, aiming to capitalise on the region’s growing level of mergers and acquisitions.   As head of MMFS Asia-Pacific, Wong will build on the success of HSBC’s MMFS South-East Asia unit, which he has led from Singapore since the six-strong team’s formation in January 2016.   In his new role he will manage and hire specialist bankers in leveraged and acquisition finance to support mid-size financial sponsors that raise local, regional or global private equity funds ranging from USD250 million

Redpoint Capital Group, an alternative investment company focused on providing financing solutions to companies in the specialty finance and fintech sectors, has appointed Alex Dunev as a managing partner.   Dunev will be responsible for driving Redpoint’s strategic priorities, including sourcing new investment opportunities and raising capital to deploy into Redpoint’s investment strategies.   He will also manage Redpoint’s office in Westport, Connecticut.   “We are excited to announce the addition of Alex to the Redpoint team and believe he will be able to contribute immediately to our strategy and continued evolution of the Redpoint brand in the institutional marketplace,”

Kirkland & Ellis has appointed Daniel Dusek as a partner in the corporate practice group of the firm’s Hong Kong office.   Dusek has extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and a variety of other complex and cross-border corporate matters.   “Daniel has a strong reputation as one of the leading M&A/private equity lawyers in Asia,” says Jeffrey C Hammes, chairman of Kirkland’s global management executive committee. “His experience and energy will enhance our strong platform and our ability to serve clients on their most significant transactions in the region.”   “We are excited that Daniel is

Hancock Capital Management (HCM) has expanded its leveraged senior loan platform with the addition of six investment professionals to its team in Chicago.    Eric Barton, director, originations, who has nearly 20 years of leveraged lending and asset management experience, joins HCM from Crescent Capital.   Jeff Bottcher, director, underwriting, who has more than 16 years in accounting and leveraged lending experience, joins HCM from Antares Capital.   Ryan Reko, director, underwriting, who has nearly 10 years of leveraged lending experience, joined HCM from CIT Group.   Patrick Kilrea, associate, underwriting, who has more than five years of syndications and

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Henry Davey as a consultant in its energy and natural resources practice group in London.   Davey was previously a corporate partner at Herbert Smith Freehills in London.   Davey is an energy corporate M&A lawyer with some 25 years’ experience of energy transactions, encompassing acquisitions and dispositions, project development and commercial contracts. His clients include energy corporates, utilities, financial institutions, infrastructure funds and private equity investors.   Davey’s expertise covers a wide range of domestic and international energy projects, from the sale and purchase of distribution, transmission and pipeline assets and the acquisition and

Arma Partners has strengthened its senior team with the appointments of Mark Rodrigues and Dr Friedrich Froeschl as senior advisers in New York and Munich respectively.    Rodrigues has over 30 years’ experience in the global technology and financial services industries as an executive, investor and consultant, and currently holds several board positions with international fintech companies and advisory roles at venture capital and private equity firms focused on the sector.   Previously, Rodrigues was a global managing director and leader of strategic customers and solutions at Thomson Reuters, where he was responsible for managing the USD2.9 billion global revenue

Hamilton Lane has strengthened its team in Europe, adding three senior individuals in response to a year of growth across its European client base, service lines and product offerings.   The appointments come as the firm continues to expand its footprint across Europe, with a substantial increase in its overall European client base in 2016.   Client relationships more than doubled in Switzerland as well as in Germany, a market in which the firm has plans for further expansion.   Hamilton Lane also added major clients last year in Italy and Finland. Joining the firm’s long-standing European client base is